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The latest Pilates articles from Marie Claire
Pilates
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Trust Us, We Test Kit for a Living: These Are the 8 Best Pilates Unitards You Can Buy
We’ve got you covered - quite literally.
By Valeza Bakolli
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I Tried Arguably One of the Most Underrated Pilates Moves, Spine Twist Supines, Every Day for a Week – and Have Some Thoughts
Seriously testing.
By Katie Sims
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I've Been Using The BetterMe App - and the Pilates Workouts Have Become My Go-To For Busy WFH Days
The affordable and accessible health and wellness app has 150 million users worldwide.
By Georgia Lockstone
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I Switched My Studio Pilates For The Viral TikTok Move With Nicole Classes - and Let's Just Say, I'm Converted
In a word, obsessed.
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou
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Can’t Get Your Hands on the Viral Aldi Reformer Machine? 8 Other Affordable Alternatives That’ll Make Your Home Workouts Seriously Effective
Get the same results at home - for less
By Valeza Bakolli
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Keen To Get Reformer Results Without the Hefty Price Tag? 5 Best Pilates Boards To Upgrade Your Home Workouts
They're great for small spaces, too.
By Amelia Yeomans
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I Tried Doing Pilates Spine Twists Every Day for a Week - And It Loosened Years of Back Stiffness and Tension
To quote Joseph Pilates, you're only as young as your spinal column.
By Anna Bartter
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I Tried a Pilates Open Leg Rocker Every Day For a Week – and Honestly? I Can’t Believe the Results
Core strength and flexibility, unlocked.
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou
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I Tried These 6 Wall Pilates Workouts Instructors Swear By – and They’re Perfect for When You’re Short on Time (or Motivation)
A wall = your new fave piece of fit kit.
By Rebecca Shepherd
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These Are *Officially* the 15 Best Pilates Socks on the Market, According to Our Fitness Editors
Oh, and they're great for hot yoga and Barre, too.
By Grace Lindsay
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I’m a Total Pilates Newbie, but Even I’ve Found These Pilates Ball Moves Beginner-Friendly and Effective
The best workouts for *every* experience level.
By Nishaa Sharma
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I’ve Been Testing This At-Home Reformer Pilates Machine for Three Months – I’m, in a Word, Obsessed
Yes, you can do Reformer Pilates at home.
By Anna Bartter
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I’ve been practising Pilates religiously for over a year and a half - these are the at-home exercises I swear by for boosting flexibility and strength
The fail-safe moves to master.
By Rebecca Shepherd
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As a Health Editor, I've worked out with ankle weights for years - why they’re a staple in my workout routine
Small but mighty, consider this your full-service ankle weights review.
By Morgan Fargo
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Bored of drab exercise gear? Behold, our Editors' 6 favourite Reformer Pilates sets for a chic sweat session
Working out has never looked so good.
By Amelia Yeomans
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I tried one of the most advanced moves, the Pilates teaser, every day for a week - and wow, it was challenging
This one's not for the faint hearted.
By Anna Bartter
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No Reformer? No problem - the 6 best Pilates balls are a ridiculously affordable way to add resistance to your workout
And they hardly take up any space
By Amelia Yeomans
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Stop what you're doing: these are, hands down, the best wall Pilates workouts for the core, according to top instructors
Rigs at the ready.
By Katie Sims
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I tried Pilates roll-downs every day for a week - and was amazed at how quickly it eased years of stiffness
Consider my spine more mobile than before.
By Rebecca Shepherd
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I tried Pilates roll ups, arguably the simplest yet most effective Pilates move, every day for a week - and I've never felt so mobile
A classical Pilates move for the win.
By Anna Bartter
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I tried Pilates scissors, the raved-about Pilates move - and think it's the best combination of stretching and strengthening ever
Trust me, this one's worth trying.
By Katie Sims
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Eager to build a strong, stable core from home? 7 advanced Pilates core exercises that coaches do themselves
Stability, strength *and* control? It's a yes from us.
By Anna Bartter
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Classical Pilates is raved about worldwide as the most effective type of Pilates you can do - 8 exercises that instructors recommend
Tried, tested and trusted moves.
By Katie Sims
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I tried Pilates toe taps every day for a week after my instructor recommended it - and I'm blown away
One of the OG Pilates moves.
By Katie Sims
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Fan of low-impact sessions? These are officially the 7 best Pilates apps for boosting strength, tone and mood
You can thank us later.
By Katie Sims
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After a seriously effective Pilates workout you can squeeze in with only ten minutes to spare? 6 best to try today
Sometimes, less is more.
By Anna Bartter
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I tried STOTT Pilates at home every day for a week - and I've fallen for the trending workout hook, line and sinker
You'll want to give this one a go.
By Katie Sims